About this Event
Author Joanna Wallace will head to The Book and Bottle on November 12th to discuss her new book THE ART OF GETTING HAMMERED. We will also hear about her other books YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST and THE DEAD FRIEND PROJECT.
Joanna Wallace studied law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London, during which time she represented litigants in many fascinating cases and became remarkably proficient at unjamming photocopiers.
Her debut novel You’d Look Better as A Ghost was published by Viper in September 2023 and won Best Debut Crime Novel of the year in the Crime Fiction Lover Awards, with Joanna also being shortlisted for Best Crime Author. It was published by Penguin in the US in April 2024 where it was Barnes & Noble’s pick for thriller of the month and became a USA Today bestseller. Her second novel The Dead Friend Project was published by Viper in July 2024 and was a Literary Review crime
novel of the year. Her third novel The Art of Getting Hammered will be published by Viper in August 2026 and Penguin in the US in March 2027.
Joanna lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, four children and two dogs. Find her on X and Instagram @jowallaceauthor
Event venue & nearby stays
The Book and Bottle, 8 Old Cross, Hertford, United Kingdom
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